Let's begin with a very
clear statement of fact: we don't track
identifiable information on users of this site. No way; no how! Period. Full
stop. End of discussion.

Clear enough? We
do NOT track users to this web site! You're entitled to your privacy. It's
that simple. We're happy you dropped by - for whatever reason. Hopefully you've
learned something while you've been here.

Our excellent search engine,
however, does give us a weekly report showing what folks are asking about. It
doesn't tell us who you are but simply provides the 'top ten inquiries' during
that period. Most of the time, things are covered here in detail but sometimes
as we look at the list of what folks were searching for, we realize that we
really don't have anything onboard OR we scratch our heads wondering just what
in the heck the inquiry was all about. As a result of those lists, we've decided to
provide a few quick 'one-liners' (sometimes more) that will address things not
covered elsewhere on this site. This page will be growing as we have time to add
inquiries from the past.

Fellowcraft
Lecture - Well, we don't have any of the ritual for the various degrees on
our site. Ritual varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction so having the FC
Lecture from California, for example, wouldn't help a Texas Mason one bit. If
you need rituals, contact your Grand Secretary. He'll be happy to sell you one!

Phi Delta
Theta - Many college fraternities in the US were modeled after either the
concepts or the rituals of Freemasonry - or both! Others would 'borrow' from
them and Masons, being of the type who found fraternal involvement of interest,
would be members or founders. This is an area which we have not had the time to
write on in depth. Suffice it to say: those fraternities whose initiations were
filled with pranks and hazing were those which, if seeming Masonic-like, were
probably corruptions of some ritual exposure such as Duncan's or Richardson's.
Those which were somber, serious and filled with the hope of a higher purpose
for the members were likely those which were started by Masons or greatly
influenced by those with Mason-like purpose.

Brisco -
Somebody was looking for this. We thought it was the name of a character in
"Law and Order". Ok, Lennie?

Songs -
Regrettably, we don't have any here. However, if you're looking for Masonic
Music, you'd absolutely want to head to the website of our Texas Brother and
friend, Judge J. R. Martin. His "The Music of
Freemasonry" at http://www.masonmusic.org
is an audio treat that you'll really enjoy. It's tremendous! There are also a
number of CDs with excellent music relating to Freemasonry. Check our page here.

Amazing Lid of
Palenque / Kebroath - We had earlier written that we had no clue on this but
an alert reader has provided a wealth of information. We'll add it here shortly.
However, there is no connection to Freemasonry involved.

Masonic Homes -
We suspect that the person searching may have hoped for a list of homes or their
location on the web. It might be fastest to contact the Grand Lodge of the
jurisdiction in which you've got an interest and ask them directly.

Burrows -
A person's name perhaps? We're curious....

Abaddon -
Used in Rev.. ix. 11 as equivalent to the Gr. ,
destroyer, as the name of ‘the angel of the bottomless pit.’ Hence applied
by Milton to the bottomless pit, or abyss of hell, itself.
Any other questions?

Spear of
Longinus - WAIT - there's LOTS of information about this. So much, in fact,
that we've even created a separate page. Why? Just so folks will stop
writing.... See it here.

Elo - If
the OED has no clue, we don't either....

Grand Honors -
Using ancient customs, Masons 'salute' their leadership with a ritualized set of
signs and claps. Isn't this odd? Not really. If you've ever been to a wedding
where guests at the reception would tap their knives against the side of their
glasses to make a tinkling sound which indicates to the bride and groom that a
kiss is deemed appropriate!

Fraternal
Order of Police (FOP) - Nope: no connection (except, of course, that some
Masons who are law enforcement officers are also members of this organization.

Famous People
in Peru - Problem is, when one's not in a particular country, they must rely
on information they find publicly available to them. We don't have much on this
topic and, sad to say, the closest we've ever been to Peru was vicariously
through a book about a train adventure!

So Moted Be -
Here again, spelling seems a problem but we can at least understand on this
one. At the end of a prayer, the usual Masonic response is "So Mote
It Be." which is very much like saying "Amen" and, at some times
in the past, was a regularly employed alternative to that amongst the general
public.

Alchemy -
If you can figure out how to make gold, PLEASE let us know - secretly, of
course!

Machupichu - We suspect our friend Denis put that in the search engine
just to see what would happen. He's been there as a photographer and his
pictures are outstanding. Disliking heights, we're not going to put it on our
itinerary for vacationing for a LONG time to come.

Pat Robison - Ya gotta
spell things correctly if you hope to find them, folks. The person who tried
this one never went back for the CORRECT name. <sigh>

Just
click on "Prince, the Search Dog" to find things on our site. He's on every page
and he'll take you directly to our search form where you can see if we've
written about whatever it is you're interested in. Prince has a great memory; he
always remembers where things are!